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THE INSTITUTE for Supply Management’s purchasing managers’ index fell to 47.2 in December, its lowest level since June 2009. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/TY WRIGHT

U.S. factory gauge unexpectedly falls to lowest since 2009

Manufacturing 01/03/2020

WASHINGTON – United States manufacturing closed out a tumultuous year with the weakest monthly performance since the end of the recession, with orders shrinking...

FACTORY EXECUTIVES forecast capital expenditures will decrease 2.1% in 2020. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/TY WRIGHT

U.S. manufacturers plan first pullback in investment since 2009

Manufacturing 12/09/2019

WASHINGTON – United States manufacturers expect to reduce capital spending in 2020, a trend that could limit a rebound in the sector even as...

THE ISM's index of non-manufacturing U.S. business activity, a measurement of the country's service industries, declined in November. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/JUSTIN SULLIVAN/GETTY IMAGES

U.S. services gauge drops, though details signal stable growth

Economic Activity 12/04/2019

WASHINGTON – A gauge of United States service industries fell more than forecast in November as business activity cooled, though gains in employment and...

U.S. MANUFACTURING contracted for the fourth straight month in November, according to the Institute for Supply Management. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/MATTHEW BUSCH

U.S. factories extend contraction as index misses forecasts

Economic Activity 12/02/2019

WASHINGTON – America's industrial heartbeat remained faint in November as a measure of manufacturing contracted for a fourth straight month against a backdrop of...

U.S. MANUFACTURING contracted for the third straight month in October, according to the Institute for Supply Management. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/MATTHEW BUSCH

U.S. factory gauge signals contraction for third-straight month

Economic Activity 11/01/2019

WASHINGTON – A gauge of United States manufacturing trailed estimates for October and signaled the sector contracted for a third-straight month, with the weakest...

THE U.S. factory index compiled by Institute for Supply Management declined to 47.8 in September, the lowest since June 2009. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/LUKE SHARRETT

U.S. factory gauge sinks to 10-year low as employment wobbles

Manufacturing 10/01/2019

WASHINGTON – A measure of United States manufacturing unexpectedly fell deeper into contraction, posting the weakest reading since the end of the last recession...

THE INSTITUTE FOR SUPPLY MANAGEMENT indicated that U.S. manufacturing contracted for the first time in three year in August. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/JIM YOUNG

U.S. manufacturing contracts for first time in 3 years

Economic Activity 09/03/2019

WASHINGTON – United States factory activity unexpectedly contracted in August for the first time in three years as shrinking orders, production and hiring pushed...